University of Massachusetts Amherst

Organizers for the 2024 Massachusetts Undergraduate Research Conference (MassURC) have announced that Lamya Karim, associate professor of bioengineering and director of the Office of Undergraduate Research at UMass Dartmouth, will be the…

Shlomo Zilberstein, professor in the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS), is one of five co-principal investigators for a $5 million, multi-institutional National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to improve AI-based…

The Center for Research on Families (CRF) has announced the next cohort of Family Research Scholars and the 22 recipients of the Undergraduate Research Awards. Six faculty members in various stages in their research were chosen to…

A cross-departmental UMass Amherst team was recently awarded a $337,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create high speed internet connections to support Big Science and Big Data projects on…

UMass ADVANCE presented the 2024 ADVANCE Faculty Peer Mentor Awards and the Equitable Practices in Collaboration (EPiC) Awards at the ADVANCE Annual Distinguished Lecture and Awards Reception, held March 27 at the Campus Center. UMass…

The Office of Research and Engagement has announced the three recipients of the 2024-25 Samuel F. Conti Faculty Fellowship Award. The Conti Fellowship acknowledges the high quality and importance of a faculty…

UMass Women into Leadership (UWiL) recently celebrated its 10th anniversary at a two-day event, as program participants, alumni and elected and appointed state officials came to UMass Amherst for a fireside chat,…

An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by biologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently published the results of a first-of-its-kind study investigating the links between gene expression and brain evolution…

Sam Wojda, lecturer in biomedical engineering (BME), and Eleni Christofa, associate professor in civil and environmental engineering (CEE), have been announced as recipients of the 2024 College of Engineering College Outstanding Teaching…

The Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences (MCICS) has announced that Jaime Dávila, senior lecturer, has been selected as the MCICS recipient of the 2024 College Outstanding Teaching Award (COTA), which recognizes excellence…